The Holiday That Brought My DSLR Back to Life
Just back from the families annual holiday (Langkawi - it was amazing!) and have spent the last few hours putting together a photo book. I’m a huge photography fan and have been since I was about 13 - developing my own black and white prints on a Pentax Program A. Around 18 I switched to Canon then for a while the Fuji Mirrorless X series before switching back to Canon pre covid.
I’m not bad - I’ve previously shot a friends wedding, helped a friend get a modelling contract by shooting a portfolio of her and I’ve done some event photography and even portrait work for a Music group (all in my spare time).
However like many for a few years I’ve just been using my iPhone to take snaps and my DSLR kit has been being ignored. I made an active decision to take it with me this year and a couple of lenses and a flash. For me the proper use of flash can take photography to the next level.
I’ve been musing while editing and for me what is missing from smartphone photography is semi-pro flash. Wireless “ETTL” multiflash for smart phone - why isn’t this a thing? is it? have I missed it? maybe its the next tech coming? Also given one of the reasons people like smartphones is their connectivity and their ease of use - given there are things like CarPlay - strikes me as odd that there isn’t a PhotoPlay or similar. Either a GUI touch screen DSLR or the ability to attach your existing phone similar to how you can on a drone.
Next week back to medicine and health tech.